A few years ago Nomar was putting up hall of fame numbers, and Sox fans were mentioning him in the same breath as Yaz and Williams. Then he has some injury problems, has a terrible post season, rejects about $60 million, and gets hurt again. After being traded away, the team he worked so hard for goes on to win the World Series without him.
I liked Nomar until last year. Some say he never recovered from his wrist injury, others thought teams were figuring out how to pitch to a guy who swings at the first pitch every time. Then there's the rumor of steroids. Forget the growth of Barry Bonds. Compare Nomar's rookie year body to his SI cover body. Not much has been said about Nomar and steroids because people generally like him, but if his names pops up in some scandals I wouldn't be surprised.
What was I talking about? Oh yeah, Nomar now gets a one year deal for "only" $8 million. Looks like a good deal for the Cubs and if Nomar has a great year, he might get a big contract next year, but he'll never be offered $60 million again.
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